A man's life is retold just after his funeral. Beginning as a track walker, Tom Garner rose through all sorts of railroad jobs to head the company. In the meantime he lost touch with his family. When he saw what was happening it was already too late.
Cast
Spencer Tracy
Tom Garner
Colleen Moore
Sally Garner
Ralph Morgan
Henry
Helen Vinson
Eve Borden
Phillip Trent
Tom Garner, Jr.
Henry Kolker
Mr. Borden
Sarah Padden
Henry's Wife
Billy O'Brien
Tom as a Boy
Cullen Johnson
Henry as a Boy
J. Farrell MacDonald
Mulligan
Robert Warwick
Edwards (uncredited)
Russell Simpson
Professor (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Nurse (uncredited)
Mary Carr
Flower peddler (uncredited)
Crew
William K. Howard
Director
Preston Sturges
Screenplay
Paul Weatherwax
Editor
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
Horace Hough
Assistant Director
Jesse L. Lasky
Producer
Rita Kaufman
Costume Design
Peter Brunelli
Original Music Composer
Louis De Francesco
Original Music Composer
J.S. Zamecnik
Original Music Composer
Max Parker
Set Decoration
Tom Ouellette
Electrician
Earl Rettig
Unit Production Manager
